{"product_id":"the-compleat-victory-the-battle-of-saratoga-and-the-american-revolution","title":"The Compleat Victory The Battle of Saratoga and the American Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize, Winner of the Fraunces Tavern Museum Book Award, Winner of The Society of the Cincinnati Prize \u0026amp; Winner of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution 2024 NASDR Excellence in American History Book Award  In The Compleat Victory, award-winning military historian Kevin J. Weddle traces an epic panorama of strategy and chance--from London, to\n\u003cbr\u003eQuebec, to Philadelphia, to New York--that ultimately led to the decisive conclusion at Saratoga.  In the late summer and fall of 1777, after two years of indecisive fighting on both sides, the outcome of the American\n\u003cbr\u003eWar of Independence hung in the balance. Having successfully expelled the Americans from Canada in 1776, the British were determined to end the rebellion the following year and devised what they believed a war-winning strategy, sending General John Burgoyne south to rout the Americans and take Albany. When British forces captured Fort Ticonderoga with unexpected ease in July of 1777, it looked as if it was a matter of time before they would break the rebellion in the North. Less than three and\n\u003cbr\u003ea half months later, however, a combination of the Continental Army and Militia forces, commanded by Major General Horatio Gates and inspired by the heroics of Benedict Arnold, forced Burgoyne to\n\u003cbr\u003esurrender his entire army. The American victory stunned the world and changed the course of the war.    Kevin J. Weddle offers the most authoritative history of the Battle of Saratoga to date, explaining with verve and clarity why events unfolded the way they did. In the end, British plans were undone by a combination of distance, geography, logistics, and an underestimation of  American leadership and fighting ability. Taking Ticonderoga had misled Burgoyne and his army\n\u003cbr\u003einto thinking victory was assured. Saratoga, which began as a British foraging expedition, turned into a rout. The outcome  forced the British to rethink their strategy, inflamed public opinion in\n\u003cbr\u003eEngland against the war, boosted Patriot morale, and, perhaps most critical of all, led directly to the Franco-American alliance. Weddle unravels the web of contingencies and the play of personalities that ultimately led to what one American general called \"the Compleat Victory.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46059136549102,"sku":"9780197695166","price":34.01,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780197695166.jpg?v=1736491791","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/the-compleat-victory-the-battle-of-saratoga-and-the-american-revolution","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}